The Nigerian Police has reminded the general public that the ban on the use of any form of fireworks, commonly known as “bangers” or “knockouts”, still stands.
The Rivers State Police command has said that it has intensified its hunt for the killers of a Deputy Superintendent of Police, Mohammed Alkali, who was beheaded alongside his orderly during the Rivers legislative re-run election on December 10.
Family members of Salvation Adaka, a Police Sergeant, who was shot dead by his colleagues over N20,000 ‘largesse’ on November 7, 2016 have called on the Police authorities to prosecute the culprits.
The General Officer Commanding, GOC, of the 6 Division of the Nigerian Army has narrated how a Deputy Superintendent of Police was beheaded alongside his orderly, as well as ho scores of corps members who were kidnapped in the legislative re-run elections in Rivers State on Saturday.
Ahead of the governorship election scheduled to hold in Ondo State on Saturday, November 26, the Nigerian Police Force has beefed up security in the state with the deployment of more than 28,000 police personnel.
